- Academic - High ranking academic - Take vows to become nun or academic - University academic - University teacher - One who professed, or makes open declaration of, his
sentiments or opinions; especially, one who makes a public avowal of
his belief in the Scriptures and his faith in Christ, and thus unites
himself to the visible church. - One who professed, or publicly teaches, any science or
branch of learning; especially, an officer in a university, college, or
other seminary, whose business it is to read lectures, or instruct
students, in a particular branch of learning; as a professor of
theology, of botany, of mathematics, or of political economy.
- High ranking ecclesiastic - Highly ranked clergyman - A clergyman of a superior order, as an archbishop or a
bishop, having authority over the lower clergy; a dignitary of the
church. - To act as a prelate.
- High ranking Turkish officer - Ottoman ruler - An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey,
as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The earlier
form was bashaw.